The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 272 Li Shimin wants to be the master of the world

Franchise?The same enfeoffment in the pre-Qin period?

"Wow..." The shock brought by this news was even bigger than the world map, and the hall became noisy again.

But soon all the voices turned into one sentence: "Your Majesty must not, this is the way to bring disaster."

Li Shimin was very pleased with everyone's reaction, if everyone rejoiced when they heard about the enfeoffment, that would be a big problem.

So his attitude has also improved a lot, and he said: "Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient, and listen to me carefully."

Everyone fell silent, waiting for his explanation.

"These lands are far away from the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, ranging from more than a thousand miles to tens of thousands of miles. It takes half a year to go back and forth. How can the court talk about governance?"

"This..." Everyone didn't know how to answer.

Li Shimin didn't need them to answer, and continued: "The land is here. If we don't occupy it, sooner or later it will be occupied by foreigners."

"At that time, these places will become the frontier and springboard for foreigners to invade China..."

"Don't think it's impossible. Since I can know this map, foreigners can also know it. It's just a matter of time."

"So we have to occupy this place to complete the rule before the foreigners get the news...but how to govern these lands?"

"I have considered this question for a long time, and finally came up with an answer, enfeoffment."

"There is a saying that the meat must rot in the pot. These lands can be distributed to the heroes of the Tang Dynasty, but they must not be left to foreigners."

"Do you think so?"

Everyone was silent, and no one dared to express their opinion easily.But deep down, I began to think about this possibility, and the more I thought about it, the more excited I became.

After all, this is the real foundation of the eternal kingdom, who can refuse?
At the same time, they also fully understood why Li Shimin was so domineering today.The emperor who has mastered the power of enfeoffment is indeed qualified to be overbearing.

Who dares to be unconvinced?Even without the emperor opening his mouth, everyone would attack and destroy him.

If there is less pie to eat, everyone else can eat more.

And in case the emperor is pleased, if the pen is slightly tilted when dividing the enfeoffment, tens of hundreds of miles of land can be divided.

Li Shimin deliberately stopped for a while to give everyone time to think, then picked up a book from the desk, and said:

"I believe you have all heard of this book, and many of you have even read it, right?"

I saw the four big characters of Huaxia Civilization written on the cover.

Everyone nodded, this book caused a great sensation in the small circle last year.It's just that everyone didn't like the content of the opposite side, and soon they didn't pay attention.

and many more……

Everyone suddenly thought that this book seemed to be written by Zixiaoguan Chen Jingke.Then this map and this information, wouldn't he be the one who told His Majesty?
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong had already guessed it a long time ago, and seeing his identity exposed now, they all showed worried expressions.

Li Shimin didn't explain much, put down the book and continued:
"Although many contents in this book are fabricated, there is one thing that I think is particularly good, that is, the specific concept of Chinese civilization is proposed."

"Do you still remember the battle of civilizations I mentioned? The Chinese civilization is the only remaining of the five original civilizations, and the other four were all destroyed by alien races, and all traces of their existence were erased."

"Later generations can only spy on their past through the legends passed down by word of mouth and the remaining relics..."

"We all belong to the Chinese civilization, no matter how many internal conflicts and vendettas occur, no matter how many times we have experienced dynasty changes..."

"The latecomers will completely inherit everything left by the predecessors, including writing, history, culture, etc., and will also sing and cherish the memory of the ancestors..."

"We will clearly remember the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Dayu's control of the floods, Boyi Shuqi not eating Zhou Su, and Zhou Gong spitting and nourishing the world to return to his heart..."

"Even if the Qin Dynasty perishes, we will still remember that the first emperor unified the six kingdoms, and the same weights and measures were unified in the same rails and books..."

"When the Han Dynasty perished, we will also remember that Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty re-established the universe, we will remember the rule of Wenjing, and we will remember the expansion of the territory by Hanwu..."

"Even if the Tang Dynasty is gone in the future, as long as the successor is still a Chinese, we will still be written in the history books..."

"If Huaxia is destroyed by alien races and the traces of its existence are erased, then everything we do today will be meaningless."

"Which is more important, I believe everyone can tell clearly... This is the fundamental reason why I restarted enfeoffment."

Everyone still didn't respond, it wasn't that they were pretending to be deep or something, it was because the amount of information was too much and the content was too shocking, their minds were in a mess and they didn't know what to say.

Seeing that the scene was about to be cold, the eldest grandson Wuji, who had already communicated with Li Shimin, got up and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask a few questions."

Li Shimin said: "Say."

Changsun Wuji said: "If the policy of enfeoffment is really adopted, who can enjoy the enfeoffment?"

Everyone swiped their eyes to Li Shimin, expecting his answer.

Li Shimin said solemnly: "The royal family and those who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty can all be named. For example, all the ministers have the opportunity to be granted the state."

Everyone couldn't help but get excited. Although they also thought that they were eligible for the feudal kingdom, the emperor himself said that the meaning was different.

Changsun Wuji continued to ask: "How much power can a monarch of a feudal state have, and what kind of management does he need to accept from the court?"

Li Shimin said: "A feudal monarch can have almost all the powers of a monarch of a country, such as taxation, conscription, appointment of officials...but it must also be restricted by the court."

He picked up the Chinese Civilization again and said, "The contents of this book must be known to everyone in the closed country."

"Let everyone know that they are descendants of China and citizens of the Tang Dynasty...otherwise enfeoffment will become meaningless."

Everyone nodded subconsciously, indeed.Now that the country is closed, they agree with the concept of Chinese civilization like never before.

Li Shimin said a few more things, for example, the army cannot be recruited without limit, and the imperial court will set the upper limit of the army according to the level of the feudal state.

The feudal states are not allowed to fight and annex each other, and if there are conflicts, they should seek mediation from the imperial court.When the imperial court is fighting with foreign nations, each feudal state must send troops to assist in the battle.

Li Shimin said: "I want to spread the glory of Chinese civilization to every corner of the world, and make Datang the most powerful country in the world."

"At that time, every piece of land will be a feudal state of the Tang Dynasty, and my monarch of the Tang Dynasty will be the co-lord of the world."

Everyone was a little numb to these slogans in Li Shimin's mouth.

But there is one thing to say, at first they thought that Li Shimin was going to become the second Yang Guang.But when the concept of enfeoffment was proposed, everyone's thinking completely changed.

It's good to fight wars, it's good to conquer more lands, the more the better.The more land you lay down, the bigger your country will be.

Don't you just want to be the master of the world?We help you.As long as you obey the agreement and enfeoff the vassal states, we will support whatever you say.

Having said that, everyone is very satisfied.These conditions are not considered conditions at all, they are simply too generous.

But everyone knows that things can't be that simple.

Sure enough, Li Shimin then stated a condition that made them feel pained: "All princes and kings must give up their land in Datang."

(End of this chapter)